houston astros 4 @ ST. LOUIS CARDINALS 5<span class='h1_View'>Play by Play</span> (1982-04-28)

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Score of Game

St. Louis Cardinals 5 Houston Astros 4

Game Date

Wednesday April 28, 1982

Start Time

Day

Innings

DH Used

Yes

Ballpark

Busch Stadium II (St. Louis,Missouri)

Attendance

15,757

Weather

Vis Manager

Bill Virdon (HOU)

Home Manager

Whitey Herzog (SLN)

Winning Pitcher

Bob Forsch

Losing Pitcher

Dave Smith

Save Pitcher

Bruce Sutter

Umpires

HP: Randy Marsh 1B: Lee Weyer 2B: Harry Wendelstedt 3B: Ed Montague

HOU Record

8-13 -- NL West -- Ranks (Div/Lg/MLB): 5 / 9 / 20

HOU Streak

Loss 1

SLN Record

14-6 -- NL East -- Ranks (Div/Lg/MLB): 1 / 3 / 3

SLN Streak

Win 1

Notable Events

None of note

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Top of Inning 1
Inning	Bat Team	Ln	Batter	Pos	Ba	Pit Team	Pitcher	Th	Play Result	Out	Runners	Count	Pitches	Play Description	Seq	Score	Event Notes
1	HOU	1	Terry Puhl	RF	L	SLN	Bob Forsch	R	Single	0	---	0-0	---	Singled on ground ball to Center Field	1	0-0	---
1	HOU	2	Tony Scott	CF	L	SLN	Bob Forsch	R	Single	0	1--	0-0	---	Singled on ground ball to Center Field ... Terry Puhl advanced to second	2	0-0	---
1	HOU	3	Ray Knight	3B	R	SLN	Bob Forsch	R	Single	0	12-	0-0	---	Singled on ground ball to Center Field ... Terry Puhl advanced to third; Tony Scott thrown out at second base	3	0-0	---
1	HOU	4	Jose Cruz	LF	L	SLN	Bob Forsch	R	Lineout	1	1-3	0-0	---	Lined out to Second Base [Tom Herr]	4	0-0	---
1	HOU	5	Alan Ashby	C	L	SLN	Bob Forsch	R	Walk	2	1-3	0-0	---	Walked ... Ray Knight advanced to second	5	0-0	---
1	HOU	6	Art Howe	1B	R	SLN	Bob Forsch	R	Walk	2	123	0-0	---	Walked ... Terry Puhl Scored ... Alan Ashby advanced to second ... Ray Knight advanced to third	6	0-0	---
1	HOU	7	Phil Garner	2B	R	SLN	Bob Forsch	R	Groundout	2	123	0-0	---	Grounded out to Third Base [Ken Oberkfell]	7	1-0	---
Bottom of Inning 1
Inning	Bat Team	Ln	Batter	Pos	Ba	Pit Team	Pitcher	Th	Play Result	Out	Runners	Count	Pitches	Play Description	Seq	Score	Event Notes
1	SLN	1	Lonnie Smith	LF	R	HOU	Joe Niekro	R	Single	0	---	0-0	---	Singled on ground ball to Left Field	8	0-1	---
1	SLN	2	Tom Herr	2B	L	HOU	Joe Niekro	R	Caught Stealing	0	1--	0-0	---	Lonnie Smith Caught Stealing 2B [Joe Niekro/Alan Ashby]	9	0-1	Non-Batter Event
1	SLN	2	Tom Herr	2B	L	HOU	Joe Niekro	R	Strikeout	1	---	0-0	---	Strikeout	10	0-1	---
1	SLN	3	Keith Hernandez	1B	L	HOU	Joe Niekro	R	Groundout	2	---	0-0	---	Grounded out to First Base [Art Howe]	11	0-1	---
Top of Inning 2
Inning	Bat Team	Ln	Batter	Pos	Ba	Pit Team	Pitcher	Th	Play Result	Out	Runners	Count	Pitches	Play Description	Seq	Score	Event Notes
2	HOU	8	Dickie Thon	SS	R	SLN	Bob Forsch	R	Strikeout	0	---	0-0	---	Strikeout	12	1-0	---
2	HOU	9	Joe Niekro	P	R	SLN	Bob Forsch	R	Groundout	1	---	0-0	---	Grounded out to Third Base [Ken Oberkfell]	13	1-0	---
2	HOU	1	Terry Puhl	RF	L	SLN	Bob Forsch	R	Walk	2	---	0-0	---	Walked	14	1-0	---
2	HOU	2	Tony Scott	CF	L	SLN	Bob Forsch	R	Stolen Base	2	1--	0-0	---	Terry Puhl Stole 2B [Bob Forsch/Darrell Porter]	15	1-0	Non-Batter Event
2	HOU	2	Tony Scott	CF	L	SLN	Bob Forsch	R	Groundout	2	-2-	0-0	---	Grounded out to First Base [Keith Hernandez]	16	1-0	---
Bottom of Inning 2
Inning	Bat Team	Ln	Batter	Pos	Ba	Pit Team	Pitcher	Th	Play Result	Out	Runners	Count	Pitches	Play Description	Seq	Score	Event Notes
2	SLN	4	Darrell Porter	C	L	HOU	Joe Niekro	R	Reached on Error	0	---	0-0	---	Reached on Error by Second Base [Phil Garner]	17	0-1	---
2	SLN	5	Dane Iorg	RF	L	HOU	Joe Niekro	R	Walk	0	1--	0-0	---	Walked ... Darrell Porter advanced to second	18	0-1	---
2	SLN	6	Ken Oberkfell	3B	L	HOU	Joe Niekro	R	Flyout	0	12-	0-0	---	Flied out to Left Field [Jose Cruz]	19	0-1	---
2	SLN	7	David Green	CF	R	HOU	Joe Niekro	R	Lineout	1	12-	0-0	---	Lined out to Center Field [Tony Scott]	20	0-1	---
2	SLN	8	Mike Ramsey	SS	L	HOU	Joe Niekro	R	Flyout	2	12-	0-0	---	Flied out to Left Field [Jose Cruz]	21	0-1	---
Top of Inning 3
Inning	Bat Team	Ln	Batter	Pos	Ba	Pit Team	Pitcher	Th	Play Result	Out	Runners	Count	Pitches	Play Description	Seq	Score	Event Notes
3	HOU	3	Ray Knight	3B	R	SLN	Bob Forsch	R	Flyout	0	---	0-0	---	Flied out to Right Field [Dane Iorg]	22	1-0	---
3	HOU	4	Jose Cruz	LF	L	SLN	Bob Forsch	R	Groundout	1	---	0-0	---	Grounded out to Second Base [Tom Herr]	23	1-0	---
3	HOU	5	Alan Ashby	C	L	SLN	Bob Forsch	R	Groundout	2	---	0-0	---	Grounded out to First Base [Keith Hernandez]	24	1-0	---
Bottom of Inning 3
Inning	Bat Team	Ln	Batter	Pos	Ba	Pit Team	Pitcher	Th	Play Result	Out	Runners	Count	Pitches	Play Description	Seq	Score	Event Notes
3	SLN	9	Bob Forsch	P	R	HOU	Joe Niekro	R	Strikeout	0	---	0-0	---	Strikeout	25	0-1	---
3	SLN	1	Lonnie Smith	LF	R	HOU	Joe Niekro	R	Flyout	1	---	0-0	---	Flied out to Center Field [Tony Scott]	26	0-1	---
3	SLN	2	Tom Herr	2B	L	HOU	Joe Niekro	R	Groundout	2	---	0-0	---	Grounded out to First Base [Art Howe]	27	0-1	---
Top of Inning 4
Inning	Bat Team	Ln	Batter	Pos	Ba	Pit Team	Pitcher	Th	Play Result	Out	Runners	Count	Pitches	Play Description	Seq	Score	Event Notes
4	HOU	6	Art Howe	1B	R	SLN	Bob Forsch	R	Single	0	---	0-0	---	Singled on ground ball to Center Field	28	1-0	---
4	HOU	7	Phil Garner	2B	R	SLN	Bob Forsch	R	Groundout	0	1--	0-0	---	Grounded out to Shortstop [Mike Ramsey] ... Art Howe advanced to second	29	1-0	---
4	HOU	8	Dickie Thon	SS	R	SLN	Bob Forsch	R	Strikeout	1	-2-	0-0	---	Strikeout	30	1-0	---
4	HOU	9	Joe Niekro	P	R	SLN	Bob Forsch	R	Groundout	2	-2-	0-0	---	Grounded out to Third Base [Ken Oberkfell]	31	1-0	---
Bottom of Inning 4
Inning	Bat Team	Ln	Batter	Pos	Ba	Pit Team	Pitcher	Th	Play Result	Out	Runners	Count	Pitches	Play Description	Seq	Score	Event Notes
4	SLN	3	Keith Hernandez	1B	L	HOU	Joe Niekro	R	Groundout	0	---	0-0	---	Grounded out to Pitcher [Joe Niekro]	32	0-1	---
4	SLN	4	Darrell Porter	C	L	HOU	Joe Niekro	R	Single	1	---	0-0	---	Singled on ground ball to Right Field	33	0-1	---
4	SLN	5	Dane Iorg	RF	L	HOU	Joe Niekro	R	Groundout	1	1--	0-0	---	Grounded out to Second Base [Phil Garner]. Double Play ... Darrell Porter out at 2b.	34	0-1	---
Top of Inning 5
Inning	Bat Team	Ln	Batter	Pos	Ba	Pit Team	Pitcher	Th	Play Result	Out	Runners	Count	Pitches	Play Description	Seq	Score	Event Notes
5	HOU	1	Terry Puhl	RF	L	SLN	Bob Forsch	R	Walk	0	---	0-0	---	Walked	35	1-0	---
5	HOU	2	Tony Scott	CF	L	SLN	Bob Forsch	R	Groundout	0	1--	0-0	---	Sacrifice Hit to Pitcher [Bob Forsch] ... Terry Puhl advanced to second	36	1-0	---
5	HOU	3	Ray Knight	3B	R	SLN	Bob Forsch	R	Groundout	1	-2-	0-0	---	Grounded out to Third Base [Ken Oberkfell]	37	1-0	---
5	HOU	4	Jose Cruz	LF	L	SLN	Bob Forsch	R	Double	2	-2-	0-0	---	Doubled on ground ball to Right Field ... Terry Puhl Scored	38	1-0	---
5	HOU	5	Alan Ashby	C	L	SLN	Bob Forsch	R	Intentional Walk	2	-2-	0-0	---	Walked Intentionally	39	2-0	---
5	HOU	6	Art Howe	1B	R	SLN	Bob Forsch	R	Hit by Pitch	2	12-	0-0	---	Hit by Pitch ... Alan Ashby advanced to second ... Jose Cruz advanced to third	40	2-0	---
5	HOU	7	Phil Garner	2B	R	SLN	Bob Forsch	R	Groundout	2	123	0-0	---	Grounded out to Third Base [Ken Oberkfell] ... Alan Ashby forced out at third base	41	2-0	---
Bottom of Inning 5
Inning	Bat Team	Ln	Batter	Pos	Ba	Pit Team	Pitcher	Th	Play Result	Out	Runners	Count	Pitches	Play Description	Seq	Score	Event Notes
5	SLN	6	Ken Oberkfell	3B	L	HOU	Joe Niekro	R	Double	0	---	0-0	---	Doubled on ground ball to Center Field	42	0-2	---
5	SLN	7	David Green	CF	R	HOU	Joe Niekro	R	Groundout	0	-2-	0-0	---	Grounded out to Second Base [Phil Garner] ... Ken Oberkfell advanced to third	43	0-2	---
5	SLN	8	Mike Ramsey	SS	L	HOU	Joe Niekro	R	Groundout	1	--3	0-0	---	Grounded out to Shortstop [Dickie Thon] ... Ken Oberkfell Scored	44	0-2	---
5	SLN	9	Bob Forsch	P	R	HOU	Joe Niekro	R	Groundout	2	---	0-0	---	Grounded out to Second Base [Phil Garner]	45	1-2	---
Top of Inning 6
Inning	Bat Team	Ln	Batter	Pos	Ba	Pit Team	Pitcher	Th	Play Result	Out	Runners	Count	Pitches	Play Description	Seq	Score	Event Notes
6	HOU	8	Dickie Thon	SS	R	SLN	Bob Forsch	R	Walk	0	---	0-0	---	Walked	46	2-1	---
6	HOU	9	Joe Niekro	P	R	SLN	Bob Forsch	R	Popout	0	1--	0-0	---	Popped out to First Base [Keith Hernandez]	47	2-1	---
6	HOU	1	Terry Puhl	RF	L	SLN	Bob Forsch	R	Single	1	1--	0-0	---	Singled on popout to Right Field ... Dickie Thon advanced to second	48	2-1	---
6	HOU	2	Tony Scott	CF	L	SLN	Bob Forsch	R	Single	1	12-	0-0	---	Singled on popout to Left Field ... Dickie Thon Scored ... Terry Puhl advanced to second	49	2-1	---
6	HOU	3	Ray Knight	3B	R	SLN	Bob Forsch	R	Groundout	1	12-	0-0	---	Grounded out to Second Base [Tom Herr]. Double Play ... Tony Scott out at 2b.	50	3-1	---
Bottom of Inning 6
Inning	Bat Team	Ln	Batter	Pos	Ba	Pit Team	Pitcher	Th	Play Result	Out	Runners	Count	Pitches	Play Description	Seq	Score	Event Notes
6	SLN	1	Lonnie Smith	LF	R	HOU	Joe Niekro	R	Groundout	0	---	0-0	---	Grounded out to Pitcher [Joe Niekro]	51	1-3	---
6	SLN	2	Tom Herr	2B	L	HOU	Joe Niekro	R	Single	1	---	0-0	---	Infield Single to Shortstop	52	1-3	---
6	SLN	3	Keith Hernandez	1B	L	HOU	Joe Niekro	R	Wild Pitch	1	1--	0-0	---	Wild Pitch by Joe Niekro ... Tom Herr advanced to second	53	1-3	Non-Batter Event
6	SLN	3	Keith Hernandez	1B	L	HOU	Joe Niekro	R	Walk	1	-2-	0-0	---	Walked	54	1-3	---
6	SLN	4	Darrell Porter	C	L	HOU	Dave Smith	R	Walk	1	12-	0-0	---	Walked ... Keith Hernandez advanced to second ... Tom Herr advanced to third	55	1-3	---
6	SLN	5	Dane Iorg	RF	L	HOU	Dave Smith	R	Walk	1	123	0-0	---	Walked ... Tom Herr Scored ... Darrell Porter advanced to second ... Keith Hernandez advanced to third	56	1-3	---
6	SLN	6	Ken Oberkfell	3B	L	HOU	Dave Smith	R	Walk	1	123	0-0	---	Walked ... Keith Hernandez Scored ... Dane Iorg advanced to second ... Darrell Porter advanced to third	57	2-3	---
6	SLN	7	David Green	CF	R	HOU	Frank LaCorte	R	Single	1	123	0-0	---	Singled on ground ball to Right Field ... Dane Iorg Scored ... Darrell Porter Scored ... Ken Oberkfell advanced to second	58	3-3	---
6	SLN	8	Mike Ramsey	SS	L	HOU	Frank LaCorte	R	Single	1	12-	0-0	---	Singled on ground ball to Center Field ... David Green advanced to second ... Ken Oberkfell advanced to third	59	5-3	---
6	SLN	9	Bob Forsch	P	R	HOU	Frank LaCorte	R	Groundout	1	123	0-0	---	Grounded out to Second Base [Phil Garner]. Double Play ... Mike Ramsey out at 2b.	60	5-3	---
Top of Inning 7
Inning	Bat Team	Ln	Batter	Pos	Ba	Pit Team	Pitcher	Th	Play Result	Out	Runners	Count	Pitches	Play Description	Seq	Score	Event Notes
7	HOU	4	Jose Cruz	LF	L	SLN	Bob Forsch	R	Groundout	0	---	0-0	---	Grounded out to Second Base [Tom Herr]	61	3-5	---
7	HOU	5	Alan Ashby	C	L	SLN	Bob Forsch	R	Lineout	1	---	0-0	---	Lined out to Left Field [Lonnie Smith]	62	3-5	---
7	HOU	6	Art Howe	1B	R	SLN	Bob Forsch	R	Flyout	2	---	0-0	---	Flied out to Right Field [Dane Iorg]	63	3-5	---
Bottom of Inning 7
Inning	Bat Team	Ln	Batter	Pos	Ba	Pit Team	Pitcher	Th	Play Result	Out	Runners	Count	Pitches	Play Description	Seq	Score	Event Notes
7	SLN	1	Lonnie Smith	LF	R	HOU	Frank LaCorte	R	Flyout	0	---	0-0	---	Flied out to Right Field [Terry Puhl]	64	5-3	---
7	SLN	2	Tom Herr	2B	L	HOU	Frank LaCorte	R	Walk	1	---	0-0	---	Walked	65	5-3	---
7	SLN	3	Keith Hernandez	1B	L	HOU	Frank LaCorte	R	Stolen Base	1	1--	0-0	---	Tom Herr Stole 2B [Frank LaCorte/Alan Ashby]	66	5-3	Non-Batter Event
7	SLN	3	Keith Hernandez	1B	L	HOU	Frank LaCorte	R	Wild Pitch	1	-2-	0-0	---	Wild Pitch by Frank LaCorte ... Tom Herr advanced to third	67	5-3	Non-Batter Event
7	SLN	3	Keith Hernandez	1B	L	HOU	Frank LaCorte	R	Groundout	1	--3	0-0	---	Grounded out to Second Base [Phil Garner]	68	5-3	---
7	SLN	4	Darrell Porter	C	L	HOU	Frank LaCorte	R	Flyout	2	--3	0-0	---	Flied out to Third Base [Ray Knight]	69	5-3	---
Top of Inning 8
Inning	Bat Team	Ln	Batter	Pos	Ba	Pit Team	Pitcher	Th	Play Result	Out	Runners	Count	Pitches	Play Description	Seq	Score	Event Notes
8	HOU	7	Phil Garner	2B	R	SLN	Bob Forsch	R	Double	0	---	0-0	---	Doubled on fly ball to Left Field	70	3-5	---
8	HOU	8	Danny Heep	PH	L	SLN	Bruce Sutter	R	Flyout	0	-2-	0-0	---	Flied out to Center Field [David Green] ... Phil Garner advanced to third	71	3-5	---
8	HOU	9	Denny Walling	PH	L	SLN	Bruce Sutter	R	Single	1	--3	0-0	---	Infield Single to First Base ... Phil Garner Scored	72	3-5	---
8	HOU	1	Terry Puhl	RF	L	SLN	Bruce Sutter	R	Flyout	1	1--	0-0	---	Flied out to Left Field [Lonnie Smith]	73	4-5	---
8	HOU	2	Tony Scott	CF	L	SLN	Bruce Sutter	R	Flyout	2	1--	0-0	---	Flied out to Center Field [David Green]	74	4-5	---
Bottom of Inning 8
Inning	Bat Team	Ln	Batter	Pos	Ba	Pit Team	Pitcher	Th	Play Result	Out	Runners	Count	Pitches	Play Description	Seq	Score	Event Notes
8	SLN	5	Tito Landrum	RF	R	HOU	Randy Moffitt	R	Flyout	0	---	0-0	---	Flied out to Center Field [Tony Scott]	75	5-4	---
8	SLN	6	Ken Oberkfell	3B	L	HOU	Randy Moffitt	R	Groundout	1	---	0-0	---	Grounded out to Shortstop [Kiko Garcia]	76	5-4	---
8	SLN	7	David Green	CF	R	HOU	Randy Moffitt	R	Groundout	2	---	0-0	---	Grounded out to Third Base [Ray Knight]	77	5-4	---
Top of Inning 9
Inning	Bat Team	Ln	Batter	Pos	Ba	Pit Team	Pitcher	Th	Play Result	Out	Runners	Count	Pitches	Play Description	Seq	Score	Event Notes
9	HOU	3	Ray Knight	3B	R	SLN	Bruce Sutter	R	Single	0	---	0-0	---	Singled on ground ball to Left Field	78	4-5	---
9	HOU	4	Jose Cruz	LF	L	SLN	Bruce Sutter	R	Strikeout	0	1--	0-0	---	Strikeout	79	4-5	---
9	HOU	5	Alan Ashby	C	L	SLN	Bruce Sutter	R	Groundout	1	1--	0-0	---	Grounded out to Second Base [Tom Herr] ... Ray Knight forced out at second base	80	4-5	---
9	HOU	6	Art Howe	1B	R	SLN	Bruce Sutter	R	Flyout	2	1--	0-0	---	Flied out to Left Field [Lonnie Smith]	81	4-5	---
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